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ele detonou

detonated, set off, beat up

→ detonar
deton to blow up, destroy + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #42,862
detonated, set off Can also mean “destroyed” or “wrecked” in informal speech.
PO: Ele detonou o explosivo.
EN: He set off the explosive.
beat up Informal, when used about a person.
PO: Ele detonou o adversário na briga.
EN: He beat up his opponent in the fight.
Conjugation of detonar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third detonou —

Não detonou!

It didn't detonate!

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

A cobra detonou o set.

The snake totally killed it on set.

— Anaconda (2025)

Foi você que detonou a cara dele, né?

You're the one who messed up his face, right?

— O Caçador (2008)